The Philippines has a long history of enforced disappearances, numbering in the two thousands since the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos when martial law was enacted in the 1970s, according to The New York Times. However, in December 2012, President Benigno…

During the 1970s and 1980s Jean-Claude Duvalier, known as “Baby Doc” ruled Haiti with repressive tactics that included forced disappearances, torture, and detention. In 1986, after being overthrown by a popular rebellion, Duvalier fled Haiti along with an alleged $300…